US EditionSpain fails again to secure unanimity to make Catalan, Galician and Basque official EU languages
- Spain has renewed efforts to make Basque, Catalan, and Galician official EU languages, despite opposition from other European countries.
- No decision was made regarding the languages, which were deferred for lack of consensus according to the Polish EU presidency.
- Adding a language requires unanimous support from the 27 member states, which Spain has not secured in this instance.
- Concerns about administrative and legal implications were raised by several member states regarding this move.
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The Government Will Have to Continue to Fight the Official Role of Catalan in the EU After a Failure of Which Puigdemont Accuses the PP
Spain's proposal clashes with a wall of at least seven countries, which have called to leave the decision for later avoiding a vote that was lost, but the government does not fear this time reprisals from JuntsThe EU will postpone the decision on the officiality of Catalan, Basque and Galician due to the reticence of several countries The officiality of Catalan, Basque and Galician in the EU will have to wait. At least seven European countries h…
Albares Instructs the New Diplomats Before the King: "One of His Duties Will Be to Work to Achieve the Officiality of the Official Languages in Europe"
José Manuel Albares had to serve as day minister this Tuesday afternoon, when Felipe VI handed over the offices to the new officials of the...
EU: No Consensus on Integrating Basque, Catalan and Galician as Official Languages
Spain insists that Basque, Catalan and Galician should be recognised as official languages of the European Union, an explosive subject that embarrasses a large part of the Twenty-Seven. The subject was discussed on Tuesday 27 May by the EU's European Affairs Ministers meeting in Brussels, but the decision was postponed due to a lack of consensus, a European diplomat said.
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